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Orphan. Orphans by Thomas Kennington, oil on canvas, 1885. An orphan (from the Greek: ορφανός, romanized : orphanós) [1] is a child whose parents have died, are unknown or have permanently abandoned them. It can also refer to a child who has lost only one parent, as the Hebrew translation, for example, is "fatherless".
Over 153 million children worldwide are orphans. Over 71 million orphans live in Asia, 59 million in Africa, and almost 9 million in Latin America and the Caribbean islands. 31 million orphans are found in India. In 2007, there were a reported 15 million AIDS orphans.
3 ott 2018 · GENEVA, 2 February 2024 – "UNICEF estimates that at least 17,000 children in the Gaza Strip are unaccompanied or separated. Each one, a heartbreaking story of loss and grief. "This corresponds to 1% of the overall displaced population - 1.7 million people. "Of course, this is an estimation since it is nearly impossible to gather and verify….
An orphanage is a residential institution, total institution or group home, devoted to the care of orphans and children who, for various reasons, cannot be cared for by their biological families. The parents may be deceased, absent, or abusive. There may be substance abuse or mental illness in the biological home, or the parent may simply be ...
10 ott 2023 · The result is millions of children without parental care. By one estimate, there are 147 million orphans [ 1 ]—children under 18 years of age who have lost one or both parents to any cause of death—and millions more across the world separated or at risk of separation. COVID-19 exacerbated the problem [ 2, 3, 4 ].
Europe Without Orphans works to: Equip national leaders to collaborate in solving their country’s orphaned and vulnerable children crisis ; Build new national movements in all nations of Europe ; End the institutionalization of children through lobby and advocacy campaigns
Globally, over 80% of children in orphanages have a living parent. Up to 8 million children are thought to be living in orphanages. Children who grow up in orphanages are at much higher risk of becoming victims of violence, trafficking and exploitation.
